Tianwen 2 captures Earth and moon from deep space on asteroid mission

Space Daily

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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 02, 2025

China's Tianwen 2 probe has traveled over 12 million kilometers from Earth on its mission to collect asteroid samples, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Tuesday. Now more than a month into its flight, the spacecraft remains fully operational as it follows a transfer trajectory toward its target, near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3. The CNSA released two images taken by the

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